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  • Parliament
    Cabinet approval to construct Suduhumpola to Tennekumbura tunnel- KiriellaTunnel essential for country’s progress- Keheliya :Lawmakers from both the government and opposition...
  • E-Population Registry should be put to practice soon- Ajith
    The E-population Registry should be put into action soon, as it could save a lot of expenditure for the government, Non-Cabinet Minister of Digital Infrastructure and...
  • PARLIAMENT
    SLT earns around Rs.4.4 bn profits today - HarinIf we do not keep up with modern technology, systems become redundant and as such Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) had to re-invest as...
  • PARLIAMENT
    Government began ‘housing revolution’: MinisterThe government has prioritised the Uda Gammana Model Village programme, fulfilling the task of providing lands and houses to...
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  • ‘SLFP-SLPP needs more than 6.5 mn votes’
    It will not be easy to win the Presidential Election just because the SLFP and SLPP join hands. If we want to win, we should ensure that our candidate obtains more than 6.5 million of votes, SLFP...
  • Parliament
    E-learning to enhance education sector - MinisterThe Sri Lankan education system needs to change with the advancement of technology. The government spends around Rs. 4,000 million for the printing of...
  • Opposition ready to face any election - MP Soysa
    Ratnapura district MP Ranjith Soysa said the Opposition is ready to face an election at any time and discussions have begun to form a broader alliance with the SLFP.“We want to have a broader...
  • Fishermen better off under Yahapalana govt.
    A golden era has dawned on the fishing industry after three years of the Yahapalana government, said Fisheries and Aquatic Resources State Minister Dilip Wedaarachchi.He was addressing a meeting at...
  • Parliament
    New industrial zones to rev up economic performance - PMOver 30 investors pledge for Bingiriya EPZ alreadyCement factory, oil refinery for HambantotaSteel factory to begin work at Trinco EPZThe...
  • SLFP, SLPP begin talks to form new alliance
    The first official talks between the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) on forming a new alliance began yesterday.The talks were held at the Opposition Leader's...
  • Opposition lied about majority again - UNP MP
    The Opposition led by Mahinda Rajapaksa in November, last year lied to the public claiming that it had the required majority to form the government and attempted to take over the government by force...
  • Parliament
    TNA raises issue over President’s expenditure headTNA MP M.A Sumanthiran queried how Parliament can approve the President’s expenditure head when the President is trying to send a separate Opposition...
  • Parliament
    New Investment Bill soon - KiriellaPublic Enterprise, Kandyan Heritage and Kandy Development Minister Lakshman Kiriella in response to MP Bandula Gunawardena stated that the new Investment Bill will...
  • Mangala presents people’s friendly budget - Former Finance Minister Ronnie De Mel
    Former Finance Minister and economist Ronnie De Mel yesterday said that Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera has equalled his record of presenting eleven budgets in Parliament.He said former...
  • PTA should be retained to deal with modern terrorism - Dayasiri
    Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) General Secretary and Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara said the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) should be in place to deal with the latest forms of terrorism.He...
  • Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe presents UNP membership to Ashoka Sepala.
    Ashoka Sepala joins UNP
    Lindula Urban Council Chairman Ashoka Sepala (Independent) obtained membership in the United National Party from Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, at the Parliamentary complex yesterday.Sepala...